Scoreboard: 6-21
6/21/2011TENNIS
Wimbledon
Wimbledon, England
Singles
Men
First Round
Feliciano Lopez, Spain, d. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.
Grega Zemlja, Slovenia, d. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4.
Mardy Fish (10), United States, d. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Milos Raonic (31), Canada, d. Marc Gicquel, France, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, d. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Rainer Schuettler, Germany, d. Thomaz Bellucci (30), Brazil, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2.
Alex Bogomolov Jr., United States, d. Donald Young, United States, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, d. Tommy Haas, Germany, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3.
Stanislas Wawrinka (14), Switzerland, d. Potito Starace, Italy, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, d. Michael Russell, United States, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
Gael Monfils (9), France, d. Matthias Bachinger, Germany, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Ryan Sweeting, United States, d. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-1.
Igor Kunitsyn, Russia, d. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Simone Bolelli, Italy, d. Martin Fischer, Austria, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.
Richard Gasquet (17), France, d. Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Julien Benneteau, France, d. Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1.
Dudi Sela, Israel, d. Frederico Gil, Portugal, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, d. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
Andy Murray (4), Britain, d. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0.
Gilles Simon (15), France, leads Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 4-5 (40-30), susp., rain.
Tobias Kamke, Germany, leads Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 1-5, susp., rain.
Juan Ignacio Chela (25), Argentina, leads Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 3-1, susp., rain.
Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, leads Marin Cilic (27), Croatia, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 2-1, susp., rain.
Victor Hanescu, Romania, leads Jaroslav Pospisil, Czech Republic, 6-4, 2-1, susp., rain.
Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, leads Janko Tipsarevic (23), Serbia, 1-0 (0-15), susp., rain.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, leads Daniel Cox, Britain, 6-2, 0-1, susp., rain.
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, leads Arnaud Clement, France, 5-4 (15-15), susp., rain.
Juan Martin del Potro (24), Argentina, leads Flavio Cipolla, Italy, 6-1, 1-3, susp., rain.
Robin Haase, Netherlands, leads Pere Riba, Spain, 5-4 (30-15), susp., rain.
Women
First Round
Venus Williams (23), United States, d. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-1.
Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, d. Katie O’Brien, Britain, 6-0, 7-5.
Elena Vesnina, Russia, d. Laura Pous-Tio, Spain, 6-4, 6-3.
Ksenia Pervak, Russia, d. Shahar Peer (22), Israel, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Anna Tatishvili, Georgia, d. Anastasia Pivovarova, Russia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Pauline Parmentier, France, d. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-1, 6-3.
Yanina Wickmayer (19), Belgium, d. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 7-5, 6-3.
Vera Zvonareva (2), Russia, d. Alison Riske, United States, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.
Christina McHale, United States, d. Ekaterina Makarova (28), Russia, 2-6, 6-1, 8-6.
Sara Errani, Italy, d. Kaia Kanepi (17), Estonia, 6-1, 6-4.
Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, d. Jill Craybas, United States, 6-2, 6-4.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (12), Russia, d. Zhang Shuai, China, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Francesca Schiavone (6), Italy, d. Jelena Dokic, Australia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
Monica Niculescu, Romania, d. Sybille Bammer, Austria, 6-1, 6-1.
Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, leads Alize Cornet, France, 7-5, susp., rain.
Tamira Paszek, Austria, leads Ayumi Morita, Japan, 5-7, 6-3, 2-0, susp., rain.
Victoria Azarenka (4), Belarus, leads Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-4, 3-2 (30-40), susp., rain.
Sandra Zahlavova, Czech Republic, leads Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, 2-1 (40-30), susp., rain.
Show Court Schedules
TODAY
Play begins on Centre Court and No. 1 Court at 8 a.m. EDT
all other courts at 7 a.m. EDT
Centre Court
Aravane Rezai, France, vs. Serena Williams (7), United States
Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, vs. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland
Jeremy Chardy, France, vs. Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia
No. 1 Court
Andreas Beck, Germany, vs. Andy Roddick (8), United States
Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, vs. Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain
Robin Soderling (5), Sweden, vs. Philipp Petzschner, Germany
No. 2 Court
Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, vs. Fernando Verdasco (21), Spain
Victoria Azarenka (4), Belarus, vs. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, comp. of susp. match
James Ward, Britain, vs. Michael Llodra (19), France
Li Na (3), China, vs. Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia
No. 3 Court
Jelena Jankovic (15), Serbia, vs. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain
Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, vs. Marin Cilic (27), Croatia, comp. of susp. match
David Ferrer (7), Spain, vs. Benoit Paire, France
John Isner, United States, vs. Nicolas Mahut, France
Mathilde Johansson, France, vs. Heather Watson, Britain
Court TBA
Not before Noon EDT: Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, vs. Maria Sharapova (5), Russia
CULVER LINE
Major League Baseball
National League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE
Philadelphia -160 at St. Louis +150
Interleague
at Washington -130 Seattle +120
at Pittsburgh -115 Baltimore +105
Colorado -120 at Cleveland +110
at Boston -200 San Diego +185
Los Angeles -120 at Florida +110
at Cincinnati -120 New York +110
at Atlanta -130 Toronto +120
at New York -150 Oakland +140
at Texas -220 Houston +200
at Chicago (AL) -140 Chicago (NL) +130
at Kansas City -125 Arizona +115
at Milwaukee -130 Tampa Bay +120
at Los Angeles -110 Detroit +100
at San Fran -125 Minnesota +115
college baseball
College World Series
Omaha, Neb.
Double Elimination
x-if necessary
Yesterday
North Carolina 3, Texas 0, Texas eliminated
Game 6 — Vanderbilt (53-10) vs. Florida (51-17), late
Saturday, June 18
Vanderbilt 7, North Carolina 3
Florida 8, Texas 4
Sunday, June 19
Virginia 4, California 1
South Carolina 5, Texas A&M 4
Today
Game 7 — California (37-22) vs. Texas A&M (47-21), 2 p.m.
Game 8 — Virginia (55-10) vs. South Carolina (51-14), 7 p.m.
Tomorrow
Game 9 — North Carolina (51-15) vs. Game 6 loser, 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 23
Game 10 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 7 p.m.
Friday, June 24
Game 11 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m.
Game 12 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 25
x-Game 13 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m.
x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.
Championship Series
Best-of-3
Monday, June 27 — Game 1, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 28 — Game 2, 8 p.m.
x-Wednesday, June 29 — Game 3, 8 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS–Optioned INF Andrew Romine to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Michael Kohn from Salt Lake.
National League
COLORADO ROCKIES–Activated OF Dexter Fowler from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Colorado Springs (PCL).
FLORIDA MARLINS–Named Jack McKeon interim manager. Placed OF Chris Coghlan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 17. Optioned LHP Brad Hand to Jupiter (FSL). Recalled RHP Jose Ceda from New Orleans (PCL). Sent C Brad Davis outright to New Orleans.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES–Re-signed G Henrik Karlsson to a two-year contract.
DETROIT RED WINGS–Agreed to terms with D Nicklas Lidstrom on a one-year contract.
GOLF
World Golf Ranking
Through June 19
1. Luke Donald Eng 9.06
2. Lee Westwood Eng 8.80
3. Martin Kaymer Ger 7.22
4. Rory McIlroy NIr 7.19
5. Steve Stricker USA 6.50
6. Phil Mickelson USA 6.01
7. Matt Kuchar USA 5.67
8. Graeme McDowell NIr 5.53
9. Jason Day Aus 5.47
10. Charl Schwartzel SAf 5.24
11. Dustin Johnson USA 5.11
12. Paul Casey Eng 4.99
13. Bubba Watson USA 4.87
14. Ian Poulter Eng 4.72
15. Nick Watney USA 4.64
16. K.J. Choi Kor 4.39
17. Tiger Woods USA 4.38
18. Robert Karlsson Swe 4.16
19. Jim Furyk USA 4.10
20. Hunter Mahan USA 4.07
21. Adam Scott Aus 3.98
22. Francesco Molinari Ita 3.95
23. Ernie Els SAf 3.82
24. Alvaro Quiros Esp 3.72
25. Martin Laird Sco 3.71
26. Retief Goosen SAf 3.65
27. David Toms USA 3.54
28. Miguel Angel Jimenez Esp 3.53
29. Matteo Manassero Ita 3.41
30. Justin Rose Eng 3.34
31. Louis Oosthuizen SAf 3.30
32. Tim Clark SAf 3.22
33. Y.E. Yang Kor 3.15
34. Zach Johnson USA 3.15
35. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 3.15
36. Kim Kyung-Tae Kor 3.12
37. Edoardo Molinari Ita 3.09
38. Anders Hansen Den 2.96
39. Gary Woodland USA 2.96
40. Peter Hanson Swe 2.92
41. Robert Allenby Aus 2.87
42. Bo Van Pelt USA 2.87
43. Brandt Snedeker USA 2.84
44. Jonathan Byrd USA 2.83
45. Bill Haas USA 2.79
46. Ryan Moore USA 2.71
47. Ben Crane USA 2.69
48. Rory Sabbatini SAf 2.67
49. Ryan Palmer USA 2.62
50. Rickie Fowler USA 2.59
51. Aaron Baddeley Aus 2.54
52. Padraig Harrington Irl 2.53
53. Ryo Ishikawa Jpn 2.52
54. Ross Fisher Eng 2.48
55. J.B. Holmes USA 2.47
56. Mark Wilson USA 2.42
57. Lucas Glover USA 2.34
58. Charley Hoffman USA 2.31
59. Vijay Singh Fji 2.28
60. Webb Simpson USA 2.28
61. Stephen Marino USA 2.22
62. Yuta Ikeda Jpn 2.20
63. Anthony Kim USA 2.19
64. Sergio Garcia Esp 2.17
65. Kevin Na USA 2.17
66. Brendan Jones Aus 2.17
67. Jason Dufner USA 2.17
68. Camilo Villegas Col 2.16
69. Jeff Overton USA 2.15
70. Hiroyuki Fujita Jpn 2.07
71. Robert Garrigus USA 2.03
72. Simon Dyson Eng 2.03
73. Thomas Bjorn Den 2.00
74. Stewart Cink USA 2.00
75. Scott Verplank USA 1.97
U.S. Open Champions
2011 — Rory McIlroy
2010 — Graeme McDowell
2009 — Lucas Glover
2008 — z-Tiger Woods
2007 — Angel Cabrera
2006 — Geoff Ogilvy
2005 — Michael Campbell
2004 — Retief Goosen
2003 — Jim Furyk
2002 — Tiger Woods
2001 — y-Retief Goosen
2000 — Tiger Woods
1999 — Payne Stewart
1998 — Lee Janzen
1997 — Ernie Els
1996 — Steve Jones
1995 — Corey Pavin
1994 — y-Ernie Els
1993 — Lee Janzen
1992 — Tom Kite
1991 — x-Payne Stewart
1990 — z-Hale Irwin
1989 — Curtis Strange
1988 — x-Curtis Strange
1987 — Scott Simpson
1986 — Ray Floyd
1985 — Andy North
1984 — x-Fuzzy Zoeller
1983 — Larry Nelson
1982 — Tom Watson
1981 — David Graham
1980 — Jack Nicklaus
1979 — Hale Irwin
1978 — Andy North
1977 — Hubert Green
1976 — Jerry Pate
1975 — x-Lou Graham
1974 — Hale Irwin
1973 — Johnny Miller
1972 — Jack Nicklaus
1971 — x-Lee Trevino
1970 — Tony Jacklin
1969 — Orville Moody
1968 — Lee Trevino
1967 — Jack Nicklaus
1966 — x-Billy Casper
1965 — x-Gary Player
1964 — Ken Venturi
1963 — x-Julius Boros
1962 — x-Jack Nicklaus
1961 — Gene Littler
1960 — Arnold Palmer
1959 — Billy Casper
1958 — Tommy Bolt
1957 — x-Dick Mayer
1956 — Cary Middlecoff
1955 — x-Jack Fleck
1954 — Ed Furgol
1953 — x-Ben Hogan
1952 — Julius Boros
1951 — Ben Hogan
1950 — Ben Hogan
1949 — Cary Middlecoff
1948 — Ben Hogan
1947 — x-Lew Worsham
1946 — x-Lloyd Mangrum
1942-45 No Championships - World War II
1941 — Craig Wood
1940 — x-Lawson Little
1939 — x-Byron Nelson
1938 — Ralph Guldahl
1937 — Ralph Guldahl
1936 — Tony Manero
1935 — Sam Parks Jr.
1934 — Olin Dutra
1933 — Johnny Goodman
1932 — Gene Sarazen
1931 — x-Billy Burke
1930 — Bobby Jones
1929 — x-Bobby Jones
1928 — x-Johnny Farrell
1927 — x-Tommy Armour
1926 — Bobby Jones
1925 — x-Willie MacFarlane
1924 — Cyril Walker
1923 — x-Bobby Jones
1922 — Gene Sarazen
1921 — James M. Barnes
1920 — Edward Ray
1919 — x-Walter Hagen
1917-18 No championship - World War I
1916 — Charles Evans Jr.
1915 — Jerome Travers
1914 — Walter Hagen
1913 — Francis Ouimet
1912 — John McDermott
1911 — John McDermott
1910 — Alex Smith
1909 — George Sargent
1908 — Fred McLeod
1907 — Alex Ross
1906 — Alex Smith
1905 — Willie Anderson
1904 — Willie Anderson
1903 — Willie Anderson
1902 — Laurie Auchterlonie
1901 — Willie Anderson
1900 — Harry Vardon
1899 — Willie Smith
1898 — Fred Herd
1897 — Joe Lloyd
1896 — James Foulis
1895 — Horace Rawlins
x-won playoff
y_won on second hole of sudden death after playoff
z-won on first hole of sudden death after playoff
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
New York 5 2 8 23 24 16
Philadelphia 6 4 4 22 16 12
Columbus 5 4 6 21 16 16
Houston 4 6 6 18 19 20
D.C. 4 5 5 17 19 25
Chicago 2 4 9 15 17 20
New England 3 7 6 15 12 19
Toronto FC 2 6 9 15 15 26
Sporting Kan City 3 6 4 13 17 20
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 9 2 7 34 25 15
FC Dallas 8 4 4 28 20 17
Seattle 6 4 7 25 19 15
Real Salt Lake 6 3 4 22 15 8
Colorado 5 4 7 22 18 17
San Jose 5 5 4 19 20 17
Portland 5 6 3 18 18 22
Chivas USA 4 6 5 17 18 18
Vancouver 2 6 8 14 17 22
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday
Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose 0
Saturday
Seattle FC 1, Toronto FC 0
New England 1, Chicago 1, tie
Columbus 2, Houston 0
Real Salt Lake 1, D.C. United 1, tie
Los Angeles 3, Colorado 1
Vancouver 1, Philadelphia 0
FC Dallas 2, Chivas USA 1
Sunday
Portland 3, New York 3, tie
Tomorrow
Sporting Kansas City at Philadelphia, 7:30
Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 8:30
Thursday, June 23
New York at Seattle FC, 10
Saturday, June 25
Houston at D.C. United, 6
Los Angeles at San Jose, 6:30
Chivas USA at Philadelphia, 7:30
Portland at FC Dallas, 8:30
Vancouver at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30
Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.
AUTO RACING
Sprint Cup Schedule-Winners
Feb. 12 – x-Budweiser Shootout (Kurt Busch)
Feb. 17 – x-Gatorade Duel 1 (Kurt Busch)
Feb. 17 – x-Gatorade Duel 2 (Jeff Burton)
Feb. 20 – Daytona 500 (Trevor Bayne)
Feb. 27 – Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Jeff Gordon)
March 6 – Kobalt Tools 400 (Carl Edwards)
March 20 – Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City (Kyle Busch)
March 27 – Auto Club 400 (Kevin Harvick)
April 3 – Goody’s Fast Relief 500 (Kevin Harvick)
April 9 – Samsung Mobile 500 (Matt Kenseth)
April 17 – Aaron’s 499 (Jimmie Johnson)
April 30 – Crown Royal Presents The Matthew& Daniel Hansen 400 (Kyle Busch)
May 7 – Showtime Southern 500 (Regan Smith)
May 15 – FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (Matt Kenseth)
May 21 – x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Carl Edwards)
May 21 – x-Sprint Showdown (David Ragan)
May 29 – Coca-Cola 600 (Kevin Harvick)
June 5 – STP 400 (Brad Keselowski)
June 12 – 5-hour ENERGY 500 (Jeff Gordon)
June 19 – Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 (Denny Hamlin)
June 26 – Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.
July 2 – Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July 9 – Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.
July 17 – Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.
July 31 – Brickyard 400, Indianapolis
Aug. 7 – Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 14 – Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 21 – Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 27 – Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sep. 4 – AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga.
Sep. 10 – One Last Race To Make The Chase 400, Richmond, Va.
Sep. 18 – Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sep. 25 – Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Oct. 2 – AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 9 – Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 15 – Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 23 – Talladega 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 30 – TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 6 – AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 13 – Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 20 – Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
Sprint Cup Leaders
Through June 19
POINTS
1, Carl Edwards, 532. 2. Kevin Harvick, 512. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 505. 4. Kyle Busch, 503. 5. Jimmie Johnson, 503. 6. Matt Kenseth, 491. 7. Kurt Busch, 491. 8. Ryan Newman, 456. 9. Denny Hamlin, 455. 10. Clint Bowyer, 455.
11. Tony Stewart, 454. 12. Jeff Gordon, 438. 13. Greg Biffle, 425. 14. Mark Martin, 418. 15. Juan Pablo Montoya, 409. 16. Paul Menard, 402. 17. A J Allmendinger, 402. 18. David Ragan, 395. 19. Kasey Kahne, 387. 20. Martin Truex Jr., 376.
MONEY
1, Carl Edwards, $4,832,403. 2. Kyle Busch, $3,018,178. 3. Kevin Harvick, $3,002,463. 4. Matt Kenseth, $2,926,753. 5. Kurt Busch, $2,864,601. 6. Jimmie Johnson, $2,830,503. 7. Clint Bowyer, $2,675,208. 8. Denny Hamlin, $2,575,543. 9. Jeff Gordon, $2,508,378. 10. Tony Stewart, $2,492,583.
11. Juan Pablo Montoya, $2,435,683. 12. Ryan Newman, $2,364,813. 13. Bobby Labonte, $2,238,263. 14. Trevor Bayne, $2,183,563. 15. Jamie McMurray, $2,170,448. 16. Regan Smith, $2,164,213. 17. A J Allmendinger, $2,149,208. 18. Marcos Ambrose, $2,120,553. 19. Brad Keselowski, $2,116,209. 20. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,093,363.
LOCAL BASEBALL
Senior ACME
Genoa 031 210 3 - 10 12 1
Eastwood 110 011 0 - ?4 ?7 1
WP-Palmer. LP-Dierker. Palmer (G) 3-4, 3 RBI.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 4 1 .800 –
Chicago 3 2 .600 1
Indiana 3 3 .500 1½
New York 2 3 .400 2
Washington 1 4 .200 3
Atlanta 1 5 .167 3½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 4 0 1.000 –
Minnesota 5 1 .833 –
Los Angeles 3 1 .750 1
Seattle 2 2 .500 2
Phoenix 1 3 .250 3
Tulsa 1 5 .167 4
YESTERDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Connecticut 83, Chicago 68
Minnesota 77, Atlanta 64
Phoenix 93, Indiana 89, OT
Los Angeles 74, Seattle 50
TODAY
Chicago at Atlanta, 12
Indiana at Washington, 7
Phoenix at San Antonio, 8
Seattle at Tulsa, 8
New York at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
SPORTLIGHT
June 21
1919–Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wins the women’s U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Marion Zinderstein.
1932–Jack Sharkey scores a 15-round split decision over Max Schmeling to win the world heavyweight title in New York.
1960–Armin Hary of West Germany becomes the first man to run 100 meters in 10.0 seconds at a meet in Zurich, Switzerland.
1964–Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches a perfect game against the New York Mets. The no-hitter gives Bunning one in each league, and the Phillies’ Gus Triandos becomes the first catcher to handle no-hitters in both leagues.
1965–Gary Player becomes the third man to win golf’s top four pro titles when he captures the U.S. Open. Player beats Kel Nagle by three strokes in a playoff round. Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan had won the U.S. and British Opens, the Masters and the PGA.
1970–Britain’s Tony Jacklin becomes the first English golfer in 50 years to win the U.S. Open, beating Dave Hill by five strokes.
1971–Lee Trevino beats Jack Nicklaus by two strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open.
1992–Tom Kite wins the U.S. Open by two strokes over Jeff Sluman. Playing in 35 mph winds, Kite shoots a par 72 for a 3-under 285 total.
1994–Lori McNeil upsets five-time champion Steffi Graf 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) in the first round of Wimbledon. Graf becomes the first reigning women’s champion to lose in the first round.
1998–Marion Jones becomes the first athlete in 50 years to win the women’s 100 and 200 meters and long jump at the U.S. Track and Field Championships. Jones wins the 200 in 22.24 seconds.
2002–Lance Deal wins his ninth U.S. hammer championship. He joins Hal Connolly as the only nine-time winners in the event. Deal’s winning throw of 244 feet, 5 inches is the shortest of any of his winning efforts at the U.S. Track and Field Championships.
2003–Lennox Lewis retains his heavyweight title when a cut stops Vitali Klitschko after six brawling rounds. All three ringside judges had Klitschko winning 58-56, but ring doctor Paul Wallace orders referee Lou Moret to stop the fight.
2005–French Open winner Justine Henin-Hardenne loses in the first round at Wimbledon. The Belgian becomes the first Roland Garros women’s champion since 1962 to lose her opening match at Wimbledon when she’s beaten by Eleni Daniilidou of Greece, 7-6 (8), 2-6, 7-5.
2005–Detroit, led by Chauncey Billups’ 21 points, forces Game 7 of the NBA finals with a 95-86 victory at San Antonio. The Pistons become the first road team to win Game 6 of the NBA finals since the 2-3-2 format was implemented in 1985.
2007–Peter Wessels, a Dutch qualifier ranked 488th, beats top-seeded Tommy Robredo 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals of the Ordina Open in Den Bosch, Netherlands.
SPORTS NOTE
DELTA ALUMNI GAME: The annual Delta High School baseball alumni game will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Delta High School. Registration at 3 p.m.; Chicken Festival after the game. RSVP to Coach Kina at 419-779-4666 or dkina@pdys.org.